Message: "Astor" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Astor

by Lily (Destry)

5/30/2011, 1:44 PM

What do you think of Astor for a girl? I know it's actually a boys name but it sounds very feminine to me, because there's a make up brand called Margaret Astor and there's also a Brooke Astor.

I heard it on the show Dexter but because of a bad synchronization I assumed it was Esther.

Opinions?

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- Apolline

5/30/2011, 6:01 PM

I'm going to go against the grain here and say I like Astor more for a girl than a boy. Though, I do quite like it on both genders. And I don't see how changing the "O" to and "E" makes it all that more feminine.

- Alcyone

5/30/2011, 4:45 PM

I prefer Aster for a girl. It's a pretty botanical name that I wouldn't mind seeing more often.

Astor doesn't bother me all that much as a girl's name, but I think it's better for males. The -or part gives it a more masculine appearance.

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- Pie +2

5/30/2011, 3:10 PM

Too surnamey and too masculine, like Victor and Hector. Aster and Esther are nice though, and I quite like Asta.

- Lily (Destry) +1

5/30/2011, 3:12 PM

Just wondering

When you pronounce it in English do Astor and Aster sound different to you? Because to me they don't and on that TV show the last part sounded like -ter (as in Esther and Aster).

- Pie

5/30/2011, 3:17 PM

It would depend on the accent of the person speaking, but they'd probably sound pretty much the same to me, too.

- Dracotorix

5/30/2011, 2:54 PM

I like Astor for a boy only, although I do like Aster for a girl (like the flower).

- coldplayer9

5/30/2011, 2:42 PM

I first thought the Dexter character Astor's name was Esther too. I rather like the name now. My only problem is that the name does start with "ass." Brook Astor is okay, but Astor Brook is better.

- meena

5/30/2011, 2:05 PM

I only like Astor on a boy

- Piccadilly

5/30/2011, 2:02 PM

I prefer the spelling Aster, it's more feminine. I do like the sound of the name though.

- New_Chloe

5/30/2011, 1:47 PM

I prefer Aster for a girl, for the flower. Astor looks a bit too surnamey for me. Aster is a bit gentler and prettier in my opinion.

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